Semafor tech reporter Matsakis becoming deputy news editor

Semafor technology reporter Louise Matsakis is becoming a deputy news editor with a focus on Asia news coverage. She will start her new role in January. Before Semafor, Matsakis had been on the NBC News tech investigations team, covering Amazon and TikTok. She has been at Rest of World as senior editor covering technology. She also worked at Wired. […]

Technically hires Henninger as editorial director

Technical.ly has hired a new editorial director in Danya Henninger. Christopher Wink of Tecnical.ly writes, “Henninger is based in Philadelphia, where Technical.ly was founded, but stories of economic change happen everywhere. We aim to tell them wherever we can do so deeply and thoughtfully. “Most recently she was director and editor at voice-rich local news source […]

Thompson departs TechCrunch for AI startups podcast

TechCrunch editorial manager Walter Thompson has left the publication to host a podcast about artificial intelligence startups. The podcast is called “Fund/Build/Scale.” Thompson has been with TechCrunch since September 2019 had also been a senior editor. He ran the website’s guest contributor program, which includes paywalled business-related articles for startup founders and investors that appear on TechCrunch+, […]

TechCrunch seeks a VC and startups reporter

TechCrunch is looking for a reporter who can work under the Venture Desk Editor and alongside a team of reporting peers to cover startups and venture capital. This includes coverage of investment firms, investors, entrepreneurs and startups working to build companies and develop technologies. Though TechCrunch covers early stage companies, there is also a broad […]

How The Information has thrived in the past decade

Charlotte Klein of Vanity Fair writes about tech news site The Information, which was founded 10 years ago by Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin. Klein writes, “The small-but-mighty Silicon Valley publication, which turns 10 this week, has spent the past decade rolling out ad-free scoops and analysis to a targeted audience willing to cough up $399 […]

Vox tech reporter Morrison among those laid off

Vox senior reporter Sara Morrison was among those laid off by the publication this week. She most recently was covering antitrust scrutiny and regulation of Big Tech. Since she joined Recode/Vox  to cover privacy and personal data for the Open Sourced project, Sara has published excellent stories on privacy issues, but she’s also shown she can write […]

Tech news site BetaKit getting new owners

Two former Shopify leaders are set to become the majority shareholders of tech-industry publication BetaKit, reports Temur Durrani of The (Toronto) Globe and Mail. Durrani reports, “Good Future, a Toronto-based venture fund and philanthropic foundation led by husband-and-wife duo Satish Kanwar and Arati Sharma, has signed a partnership to hold the controlling interest in BetaKit, the […]

Bloomberg seeks EMEA tech editor in London

Bloomberg News is looking for an experienced, self-starting wordsmith to join our Technology, Media and Telecom team in Europe as an editor. We’re seeking someone with excellent writing skills, strong news judgement and a solid understanding of the tech industry and its role in the global economy, geopolitics and transforming industries. A successful candidate knows […]

Tech reporter Durrani becoming Globe and Mail’s Manitoba reporter

Temur Durrani, who has been covering technology for The (Toronto) Globe and Mail, is moving to Winnipeg to become its Manitoba reporter. He joined The Globe and Mail in 2022. Temur Durrani He had been at BNN Bloomberg as a national business reporter based in Toronto. Durrani was previously at the Winnipeg Free Press, covering the […]

Althouse leaving Technically DC

Michaela Althouse, the lead writer for Technically DC, is leaving after more than two and a half years for a new opportunity. She had been at the publication since April 2021. Althouse was previously a renewable energy reporter for New Project Media and a fellow at Washingtonian Magazine. She is a graduate of Temple University.